SONAR Professional

The new Sonar was juts announced with a new subscription model: https://www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR/Membership

Sonar X3 Producer Edition was and still is the best DAW, subjectively. Those who disagree are simply biased. It's the only DAW programmed in WinAPI C++ and is the only DAW that has a workflow that can be fully customized and has comprehensive keystroke accessibility. The full version is a complete tool...

...a single audio interface with 24 line inputs allows me to move everything to Win7 64 bit. Sonar 8,5.3, Sonar X3, and Reaper 7.22 are rock solid under Windows 7.